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Will NYC revive the out-of-state commuter tax?

More than 300,000 New Jersey residents would have to pay a revived commuter tax to New York City, if a proposal by the Manhattan Borough president is enacted.

Right now, though, there seems to be little chance of that happening.

Still, if Borough President Scott Stringer is successful in getting the New York state legislature to reinstate the 0.45 percent tax on workers who do not live in New York City, it would affect people living in every New Jersey county, including the state’s southernmost — Cape May. (O’Dea, NJ Spotlight)